Ryan Pitts
Afghanistan: A Firefight in the Mountains of Wanat
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2019
Summary
Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts enlisted in the army when he was seventeen, and was just twenty-two years old when he fought at the Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan, where his heroic actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. On July 13, 2008, Staff Sergeant Pitts was trapped and badly wounded at an elevated outpost, but helped turn back a brutal attack by 200 insurgents and save many of his company in one of the bloodiest battles of the war with Afghanistan.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250157102 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250157102 |
| Author: | Michael P. Spradlin |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 132g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 208mm |
| Series: | Medal of Honor |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Michael P. Spradlin
Michael P. Spradlin is the New York Times-bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author of more than a dozen books for children, including the Western Heritage Award-winning Off Like the Wind: The Story of the Pony Express. Spradlin grew up in Homer, Michigan, and attended Central Michigan University where he graduated with a BS degree in history in 1982. He currently resides in Lapeer, Michigan, with his wife, daughter, and two schnoodles, Apollo and Willow.
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